It caused his gaze to flit toward Annabelle.“That’s strange. I kept my pen in the bag. Why is it gone now?” Annabelle rambled anxiously as she tilted toward the back even more.If Zayn had known, he would not have agreed to let Annabelle send him back. Great, it was awkward now. Unable to take it much longer, Zayn suggested, “Never mind. I can give you my autograph next time.”Annabelle shook her head. “No way. You’re so elusive and mysterious, Mr. Larson. I don’t know when I’ll see you next after this round. I can’t let this chance slip out of my hands.”Zayn chuckled while wryly thinking, ‘You can’t let it slip, but something else is gonna slip! You’re gonna flash the world, and you’re a celebrity.”Finally, Annabelle cheered, “Yes, I found it! Finally!”She swiveled back swiftly, but the swift motion caused her head to bang the headrest on the side with a thud. With a moan, she lost balance and fell right toward Zayn.Distracted, he was unable to react instantly and caught h
Zayn looked almost pitiful from the way he left like he was fleeing for his life. He could not believe how awkward the turn of events just now was. What was worse was that he had been going to make a mistake if his phone had not rung in time.He should not have done that. That should not have happened… Right, the phone call.Fishing it out from his pocket, he panicked even more when he realized that it was Faye. Zayn looked around to see if she was nearby, terrified that she had caught sight of the earlier scene. It was fortunate that he spotted no shadow of her, and he breathed in relief.Faye picked up not too long after he called her back. “Were you busy, Zayn? Why aren’t you home yet?”“My phone was on silent mode just now. I’m just about home. Are you home?” Zayn asked.“Yep, I’m home. Oh, yeah, pick up some soy sauce and seasoning on your way back. We’ve run out of those at home,” Faye answered.“Sure. Anything else?” Zayn asked in relief.“Nah, just waiting for you to be
Zayn wore a humorless smile. However, Faye still could not take it, so he could only go for a cold shower.“Zayn,” Faye called. He turned around. “Hmm?”She sat up and spoke seriously, “I mean what I told you before. Find someone outside. Don’t hold it in.”Zayn was stunned.“Fifi, stop joking.”“I’m not. I’m serious…”Zayn waved his hands to stop her from saying more and slipped into the bathroom for that much-needed cold shower.…Waine and Ruby had gone back to the Carters'. Their status in the family was just after George’s now. No one in the family dared pick on them anymore as they were more eager to pander to them. The Carters became more accomplished as a result of Zayn’s influence. They got around things more conveniently as people in the business world had to pay them their regards. They sang praises whenever Zayn was mentioned, not daring to speak ill of him in fear that someone would pass word of it to Zayn. They also stayed away from revisiting Zayn’s pathetic
The kick was so powerful that the thick door was flung against the wall on its side and made a loud bam, shocking everyone in the banquet hall.Some of those with a weaker heart fell to the floor directly while some shuddered and dropped their dining utensils. There were even some people who choked.The group’s arrival broke the merry mood in the hall, so everyone glared at them in annoyance.“Hey! Who are you?! How dare you barge into our hall? Are you trying to get yourself beaten up?”“Ridiculous. Where do you useless losers come from? How dare you come in here and make yourself the boss? Go to hell!”“Hold on. What did they say just now? Did they ask Zayn to step out? I think they must be eager to go to hell!”“Security! Where’s the security? Why are you guys frozen? Catch these losers and send them to jail!”Many Carters hollered with fiery eyes, fighting to prove their support in front of Waine and Ruby so that Zayn would have a good impression of them should word get to h
“You bet. He’s got really thick skin to come to us for revenge…”Hanson’s expression morphed into one of gritted teeth and a clenched jaw when he heard the mockery. Rage fumed within him at once. Not only did Zayn taunt him, but these vermin also dared ridicule him as well—they were digging their own graves!“Go to hell!” Hanson bellowed and was about to beat them up in a frenzy when a hand stopped him from the side. Like a rabid dog chained, he struggled before he ceased moving.It was his master, Mia Walker.“Master?” Hanson looked at Mia in confusion.The person that Hanson feared the most in this world was not actually Xander. It was Mia. In fact, he was the minority who knew that Mia was far more skilled than his father, Xander. Mia was ruthless. When she was younger, she had done something significant—alone and armed with a blade, she had killed the entirety of her enemy’s family incredibly brutally!Hanson also knew that Mia and Xander shared an unspeakable secret. They ha
When the Carters saw Hanson stop, they chuckled in glee, assuming that he was intimidated and had lost his courage.“Grandpa, it’s really different when you strike. They got scared right away, haha,” Howard groveled immediately. He was having a pretty decent life now and had gotten fatter.“Duh, remember Grandpa’s status now. He can get over a hundred people here with just a call. If they made a pit each, their saliva itself could drown these useless punks,” Hector chorused.The other Carters fawned over George as well, pleasing him and making him glow in pride.Hanson was exceptionally frustrated at their arrogance, but he dared not simply supersede Mia since she did not say anything and he could only wait there.A while later, a large group of people came from outside. There were approximately a hundred of them as they thronged in. All of them were large, muscular, and looked intimidating, but their appearance delighted the Carters.“It’s Tyler!”“Good on Tyler for coming with
Tyler waved to make his order when a middle-aged man in blue who stood next to him stared at the gangster coldly, “Tyler Patterson, good job over there! You’re breaking even my legs, huh?!”Shock struck Tyler the second he heard the voice, and he asked dumbly, “Master?”As the middle-aged man in a blue shirt stepped out, Tyler fumbled to wear his eyeglasses from his pocket and finally saw the man’s face. Aghast, he shouted, “M-master?! Why are you here?!”Having a high level of nearsightedness yet preferring not to wear his glasses usually, Tyler did not catch sight of the appearance of Mia and her group when he had entered just now. Now that he did, his scalp was tingling and his legs were shaking.The middle-aged man in front of him was his master, Richard Shaw!Richard’s expression was terrorizing as much as it was icy. Tyler trembled and felt himself going numb in fear.“Master, what brings you here?” Tyler asked fearfully, giving away the fact that he was scared of Richard.
Instantly, Mia became the center of everyone’s attention. The banquet hall that was filled with hundreds of people went eerily silent suddenly as no one dared speak.There still was no expression on Mia’s face. Remaining aloof, she stated faintly, “You’re pardoned this time since you behaved well.”Overjoyed as if he had received amnesty, Richard knocked his head several times on the floor still on his knees. “Thank you, Master! Thank you, Master!”He then told Tyler frantically, “Useless child, come and apologize to your grandmaster right now!”Accepting the order, Tyler scurried over and got on his knees to confess his mistake and ask for forgiveness. Neither had he seen Mia before this nor did he know about her existence. However, it was needless to say that the woman must be powerful when his master was so reverent of her!Mia waved her hand in dismissal and instructed flatly, “Alright, get up.”Tyler got up as told and heard Mia continue. “Go on, beat Zayn Larson’s family up